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Re: Court challenge to AOL junk-mail blocks

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NODE b0f2246cRe: Court challenge to AOL junk-mail blocks
On Or About:  6 Sep 96 at 23:16, Damaged Justice wrote:

> 
> This is utter horseshit. AOL, like any private individual or organization,
> has the right to refuse service to anyone at any time for any reason, or
> even for no reason at all.

Sure. I agree with that, no shoes no shirt, if you are on AOL you 
accept "internet-lite".

> The gubmint isn't doing SQUAT, except forcing
> AOL to allow the spammers access.

Right now.  Yet it has been apparent to me that many people are 
begging for restrictions to be put in place.  Restrictions on 
spammers.  The government saying anything about regulation of the 
internet is bad...  Yet people still scream about a couple of 
unwanted e-mails.  I'm saying that this spammer thing could be the 
"kink in our armour" that lets the government into our little 
playground here.  Just suck it up and delete those messages.

Jog it off.

Ross

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Ross Wright
King Media: Bulk Sales of Software Media and Duplication Services
http://www.slip.net/~cdr/kingmedia
Voice: 415-206-9906
NODE 732839a3Re: Court challenge to AOL junk-mail blocks
Anybody else have the cynical thought that the gubmint is trying to 
*encourage* us to beg for regulation?

bd


On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Ross Wright wrote:

> On Or About:  6 Sep 96 at 23:16, Damaged Justice wrote:
> 
> > 
> > This is utter horseshit. AOL, like any private individual or organization,
> > has the right to refuse service to anyone at any time for any reason, or
> > even for no reason at all.
> 
> Sure. I agree with that, no shoes no shirt, if you are on AOL you 
> accept "internet-lite".
> 
> > The gubmint isn't doing SQUAT, except forcing
> > AOL to allow the spammers access.
> 
> Right now.  Yet it has been apparent to me that many people are 
> begging for restrictions to be put in place.  Restrictions on 
> spammers.  The government saying anything about regulation of the 
> internet is bad...  Yet people still scream about a couple of 
> unwanted e-mails.  I'm saying that this spammer thing could be the 
> "kink in our armour" that lets the government into our little 
> playground here.  Just suck it up and delete those messages.
> 
> Jog it off.
> 
> Ross
> 
> ===========
> Ross Wright
> King Media: Bulk Sales of Software Media and Duplication Services
> http://www.slip.net/~cdr/kingmedia
> Voice: 415-206-9906
>